Pope Anicetus

Pope Anicetus (110-20 April 167) was the Pope from 154 to 167, succeeding Pope Pius I and preceding Pope Soter.

Biography
Anicetus was born in Emesa in Roman Syria, Roman Empire (present-day Homs, Syria), and he converted to Christianity and became the pope in 154 after the death of Pope Pius I. Anicetus was the first pope to condemn heresy when he forbade Montanism, and he also forbade priests from having long hair due to the popularity of long hair among gnostics. On 20 April 167 he was martyred during the reign of Emperor Lucius Verus.